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JOSEPHINE,
TEXAS
Collin County/ Hunt County, North
Central Texas
FM 1777 near the Sabine River
4 Miles E of Lavon Lake
15 Miles SW of Greenville
4 Miles E of Nevada
25 Miles SE of McKinney
Population:
594 (2000) 503 (1990)
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courtesy Mike Price, 2007 |
History in
a Pecan Shell
Like it’s neighbor Nevada, things started
with the arrival of the railroad in 1888. The name comes from the
daughter of the man (J.C. Hubbard) who donated land for the townsite.
A post office was granted the same year. The first population figures
available were for 1900 when there were 200 residents. This figure
grew to “well over 500 by the mid-1920” according to the Handbook
of Texas. After the Great Depression the town was left with 350
people – not a fatal reduction, but one that was felt. The proximity
to Dallas continued to drain
off population and by 1960 the population was under 300. It increased
to over 500 for 1990 and continued to the present (2000) figure of
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